Hello everyone, hope all is well with you.
It's still quite cold in Sydney and I am not in the mood for outdoor photos shoots, however last week the weather played nicely and blessed us with a couple of warm days. Not wanting to miss such an opportunity, I put this outfit on and asked my husband to go to Bondi Beach to take some photos.
I spotted (no pun intended) this skirt during the end of financial year sale (in Australia it ends on the 30th of June) but they didn't have my size so I tried to order it on-line. I generally avoid buying clothes and shoes via the internet. I've tried a few times but every time I liked the item and paid for it, for various reasons I was disappointed when it arrived so I had to return it and pay for the postage.
At least, at Zara (their online store) the postage didn't cost me anything and I really liked the skirt so I took a gamble and ordered it. To my great surprise and delight, it fitted perfectly and looked exactly how I imagined it would.
Although it is made of quite light fabric that is more suitable for warmer months , I am planning to wear it all year around, like on the day like today for example, paired with a jumper and ankle boots.
I must mention the story behind the handbag I am carrying. It belonged to my late mother-in-law who was an avid collector of handbags and gorgeous scarfs (that's why I am quite often seen wearing them). After her passing, my father-in-law wanted to share them among the family members. It was his way of honouring the memory of his beloved wife.
The only thing that I was not mad about is the strap - it was too short and not very attractive. So I decided to improvise. I had a black and white woven belt hanging around so I thought to re-purpose it into a strap. Using the existing fittings, I just replaced the old strap with my newly created one and voila, a totally new bag.
The images keep changing quite often and even for us who live near by and take a walk along it quite frequently, it is hard to keep up. The graffiti behind me is one of the recent additions and for a total dots effect I couldn't help but to pose in front of it. It is created by the a contemporary Indigenous artist, Zachary Bennet-Brook, the owner of Saltwater Dreamtime, "who has a love for for the ocean and creating artoworks which represent his culture and passions."
Till the next post
Love
Anna
xoxo
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